The closing went as smoothly as the icing on a black and white cookie. There were no hitches, no hiccups, and no hesitation. When we finished, seemingly moments after we started, the buyer said, “Wow! That was fast and painless. I was dreading the worse, because everyone told me horror stories.”

The real estate agent patted her hand and said, “The reason it was hassle-free was because all the people in this room are women.”

With that observation, we all laughed. We gathered our files, checks, and keys, and walked out the door. In the parking lot, two men were yelling at each other, and we all laughed again before heading to our cars.